Stringer debate

[mabbore]

Well it looks like I held off about as long as I could on my 87 Supra Sunsport. There have been a few soft spots in my floor for some time but the one in front of the observer seat is now so bad I doubt I could get another season out of it. Here is my dilemma; I wanted to do the stringers myself, but my garage is not big enough to fit the boat in there over the winter. I could easily do the work out side, but north of Chicago it will be too cold for Epoxy to set up. I have been looking for shops that could do some or all of the work. I called boat http://boatdoctors.net/, but they wanted 10k to do the boat!! I can pull the interior and cap myself no problem if that helps. Does anyone know any shops that are willing to work with you at a more reasonable cost? I doubt the boat would be worth even 9k when it is done.

Thanks in advance

[jbousman88]

really 10K?!?!? I called just last week and they said mine (exact same boat) would be 4-5800 and take a little over a month if I took it to them as it sits.

[pirata86]

image.jpg if you do decide to do iimage.jpgt yourself in willing to make a deal on these west marine products lol I thought about doing my stringers but I want to be back on the water next spring

[mabbore]

Yeah 10k is absurd, hoping someone knows someone else


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[bears74]

Where are you located?

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[bears74]

Oh I see now. There's a shop in Roscoe that you could try. D&S Marine. Good guys and fair prices.

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[Jetlink]

How much time can you dedicate to the tear down and such? What is your time frame for having this done if you go at it yourself? I had mine torn apart and ready for new stringers in short order but took my time to do some other enhancements to the boat so my time frame took longer.

[mabbore]

I have no shortage of time to prep the boat, I just don't have the garage space to do it. I can do it in my driveway, but it's too cold durring Chicago winters for epoxy to cure


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[mabbore]

Where are you located?

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Chicago area


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[Jetlink]

I have no shortage of time to prep the boat, I just don't have the garage space to do it. I can do it in my driveway, but it's too cold durring Chicago winters for epoxy to cure

Have you thought about a storage space or something at all?